IBM May No Longer Be Interested In Buying Sun Microsystems - Tech Check with Jim Goldman - CNBC.com

IBM May No Longer Be Interested In Buying Sun Microsystems - Tech Check with Jim Goldman - CNBC.com: "Regulators have apparently advised IBM that if it were to pursue a deal with Sun, the review could last as long as 9 months, and force the company to open its books and its business practices to investigators. 'That's attention that IBM wouldn't want at any price,' said one source. Another told me it would essentially be a financial 'proctology exam,' that just wouldn't be worth it."